The Efficacy of Jing Wan Hong Ointment for Nerve Injury Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Its Mechanisms by Shumei Jin, Mixia Zhang, Yan Gao, Xuebin Zhang, Guangzhi Cui, Yanjun Zhang

“…Jing Wan Hong ointment contains 30 kinds of Chinese herbs, with functions of activating blood circulation to disperse blood stasis, clearing heat, eliminating dampness, and reducing swelling by detoxification. …”
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Optimisation of Longitudinal Seismic Energy Dissipation System for Straddle-type Monorail-Cum-Road Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridge by Xiong Liang, Baomu Li, Xiaolu Liu, Linong Liang

“…Each viscous damper had the highest energy dissipation efficiency when they are installed only at the main tower. The damping effect was better when the damping coefficient c ranged from 3500 to 5000 kN⋅m/s−α and the velocity exponent α ranged from 0.35 to 0.5. …”
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Technology Topic Identification and Trend Prediction of New Energy Vehicle Using LDA Modeling by Renjie Hu, Wencong Ma, Weiqiang Lin, Xiude Chen, Zuchang Zhong, Chuhong Zeng

“…Drawing on quantitative evidence, the study found that there are top five technical topics in terms of importance in this field, namely, Topic 8 (Installation and Fixation), Topic 5 (Heat Dissipation), Topic 14 (Vehicle Data Monitoring), Topic 9 (Charging Pile), and Topic 15 (Damping). From 2014 to 2020, the importances of Topic 5 (Heat Dissipation), Topic 8 (Installation and Fixation), Topic 6 (Electric Drive System), Topic 9 (Charging Pile), and Topic 15 (Damping) are gradually rising. …”
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Experimental Study on the Seismic Performance of Buckling-Restrained Braces with Different Lengths by Kechuan Wu, Guanglan Wei, Chi Lin, Longfei Zhang, Wenzheng Yu, Xiang Lan

“…Additionally, the energy dissipation and damping efficiency of BRBs of different lengths within the same structure was analyzed. …”
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The Elliptic Harmonic Balance Method for the Performance Analysis of a Two-Stage Vibration Isolation System with Geometric Nonlinearity by Weilei Wu, Bin Tang

“…The steady-state harmonic components of the stiffness and damping force are modified using the Jacobi elliptic functions. …”
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Study on Angular Free Vibration Stability and Parameters Influence of Dry Gas Seal Based on the Characteristic Equation by Liming Teng, Jinbo Jiang, Xudong Peng, Jiyun Li, Simin Zheng

“…Both the angular main damping and main stiffness are not simply the larger the better, but there are preferred values in the interval greater than the stability threshold. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of Engine Bearings by H. Hirani, K. Athre, S. Biswas

“…This paper presents a simple methodology to evaluate the stiffness and damping coefficients of an engine bearing over a load cycle. …”
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An Improved Principle of Rapid Oscillation Suppression of a Pendulum by a Controllable Moving Mass: Theory and Simulation by Chaofeng Li, Zijian Zhang, Xiaowen Liu, Zengchuang Shen

“…With the verification of the accuracy of the present model, some simulation has been taken to get the maximum damping ratio and solve the problem of the nonsynchronous motion. …”
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Three-Dimensional Shock Spectrum of Critical Component for Nonlinear Packaging System by Jun Wang, Zhi-Wei Wang, Li-Xin Lu, Yong Zhu, Yong-Guang Wang

“…Furthermore, at low frequency parameter ratio, the enhancement of the damping ratio of the critical component leads to the decrease in the peak of the shock response, which can also be reduced by the increase in damping ratio of cushioning pad at both lower and higher frequency parameter ratios. …”
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Optimal Evaluation of the Rheological Parameters for STF Dampers in Semi-Rigid Joints of Steel Structures Using Response Surface Method by Ruby Freya, R. Senthil

“…Results from the analysis were used to obtain correlations between the response variables and the input factors (effective stiffness of 449.89 N/mm, complex viscosity of 98.69 Pa.s, and damping constant of 446.99 N.s/mm) for the proposed STF damped semi-rigid joints.…”
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Repeatability and High-Speed Validation of Supplemental Lead-Extrusion Energy Dissipation Devices by Geoffrey W. Rodgers, J. Geoffrey Chase, John B. Mander

“…Recent research on supplemental damping enabling low to no damage structures has led to new devices, such as lead-extrusion-based high force-to-volume (HF2V) devices. …”
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Design and Experimental Study on Shock-Absorbing Steel Bar with Limit Function for Bridges by Zhaoguang Li, Ri Gao, Wei Jia

“…The equivalent viscous damping ratio reflects that the designed shock-absorbing steel bar has good energy dissipation capacity.…”
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Research on the Effects of Hydropneumatic Parameters on Tracked Vehicle Ride Safety Based on Cosimulation by Shousong Han, Zhiqiang Chao, Xiangbo Liu

“…Effects of the accumulator charge pressure, damping diameter, and the track tensioning pressure on the ride safety are analyzed and quantified. …”
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Unbalance Response Prediction for Rotors on Ball Bearings Using Speed- and Load-Dependent Nonlinear Bearing Stiffness by Fleming David P., Poplawski J. V.

“…A moderate amount of damping will eliminate the bistable region, but this damping is not inherent in ball bearings.…”
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Parametric Study of Tuned Mass Dampers for Long Span Transmission Tower-Line System under Wind Loads by Li Tian, Yujie Zeng

“…The effects of mass ratio, frequency ratio, damping ratio, the change of the sag of transmission line, and the robustness of TMD are investigated, respectively. …”
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Beyond unital noise in variational quantum algorithms: noise-induced barren plateaus and limit sets by Phattharaporn Singkanipa, Daniel A. Lidar

“…The latter includes amplitude damping. We identify the associated phenomenon of noise-induced limit sets (NILS) of the VQA cost function and prove its existence for both unital and HS-contractive non-unital noise maps. …”
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A Modified Eigenstructure Assignment Technique for Finite Element Model Updating by S. Ziaei-Rad, M. Imregun

“…Further refinements include the updating of the mass matrix, a hysteretic damping model, and the introduction of elemental correction factors. …”
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Design and Test of Quad-Bundle Spacer Damper Based on a New Rubber Structure by Zhenbing Zhao, Bin Liu, Shengchun Liu, Dachuan Zhang

“…Aiming at improving the handling efficiency and acquiring the satisfactory antivibration effect and damping performance, a quad-bundle spacer damper of 500 kV extra high voltage transmission lines was designed and developed based on a new rubber structure. …”
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Optimum Tuning of a Gyroscopic Vibration Absorber Using Coupled Gyroscopes for Vibration Control of a Vertical Cantilever Beam by F. Ünker, O. Çuvalcı

“…This paper deals with the investigation of optimum values of the stiffness and damping which connect two gyroscopic systems formed by two rotors mounted in gimbal assuming negligible masses for the spring, damper, and gimbal support. …”
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Numerical Study on Pounding between Two Adjacent Buildings under Earthquake Excitation by H. Naderpour, R. C. Barros, S. M. Khatami, R. Jankowski

“…Such collisions, known as earthquake-induced structural pounding, may induce severe damage. In this paper, the case of pounding between two adjacent buildings is studied by the application of single degree-of-freedom structural models. …”
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